Nouri's assault on Anbar continues. Collective punishment is what Nouri's pursuing. If you doubt that from the above, consider this: Iraqi Spring MC notes that Nouri's army shelled Falluja General Hospital.

Attacking hospitals is an international no-no.

Nouri al-Maliki is a War Criminal.

All Iraq News notes Speaker of Parliament Osama al-Nujaifi who has been in DC on an official visit:

Nijaifi said in a press interview in Washington “We don’t object
the war against terrorism but the Prime Minister acted alone in this
case while he was supposed to ask for the approval of the Parliament.” “We support the tribes’ stance related to backing the Army, but
this military operation should not be used for political or electoral
benefit since it was started a short time before the elections,” Nijaifi
added.

“Fighting terrorism in Anbar should be left for the Sunni
community who succeeded in eliminating Qaeda in western parts of Iraq
earlier in 2007-2010,”

We'll note again that Tuesda, Iraq's Speaker of Parliament Osama al-Nujaifi met with US President Barack Obama.

As Nouri's War Crimes pile up, All Iraq News notes that the Ministry of Interior is very upset about reports that their forces accidentally shot and killed a woman in Baghdad. They did not.

They just accidentally shot her and wounded her.

Didn't kill her.

They want the difference noted.

They just left her wounded.

In a war zone.

Iraqi Spring MC notes Nouri's military planes continue to bomb Sheikh Ali Hatem Bridge in Ramadi. Why they're bombing a bridge to begin with would be a good question -- especially considering Iraq's crumbling infrastructure. But who in the western press will report this -- let alone ask why a bridge is being bombed by the government?

Since December 21, 2012, protests have been ongoing throughout Iraq over Nouri's corruption and criminality. These protests continue. NINA reports:

Sheikh Mohammed al-Dulaimi, Preacher and Imam of Fri-prayers of Ramadi
urged the federal government to respond to the demands of the protesters
and keep security and stability in Anbar province.Sheikh
al-Dulaimi condemned in his Friday sermon that was held in
Aljamii-Lkabeer / Grand Mosque/ in central Ramadi the "indiscriminate
shelling of Ramadi ,indicating that this bombing has killed and injured
hundreds of civilians.

And the attacks have been indiscriminate leading many civilians to flee. Wael Grace (Al Mada) reports it is thought 75% of the residents of Falluja have fled. The United Nations Refugee Agency issued the following today:GENEVA, January 24 (UNHCR) – The UN
refugee agency on Friday reported that more than 65,000 people had over
the past week fled the conflict in the cities of Fallujah and Ramadi in
central Iraq's Anbar province. Since fighting broke out at the end of
last year, more than 140,000 people have been made homeless by fighting
according to Iraq's Ministry of Displacement and Migration.This is the largest displacement Iraq has witnessed since the
sectarian violence of 2006-2008. This number comes on top of the 1.13
million people already internally displaced in Iraq and who are mostly
residing in Baghdad, Diyala and Ninewa provinces.UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards told journalists in Geneva that people
in Anbar, including UNHCR staff, had reported that many civilians were
unable to leave conflict-affected areas where food and fuel were now in
short supply."Most of the recently displaced remain outside Fallujah city,
accommodated by relatives or staying in schools, mosques and hospitals
where resources are running low. Host families are having difficulties
sustaining the burden of caring for the displaced," he said.The spokesman added that UNHCR and its humanitarian aid partners had
managed to distribute tarpaulins, blankets, sleeping mats, food, and
hygiene supplies. On Thursday, UNHCR delivered 2,400 core relief kits.
The Ministry of Displacement and Migration and the Iraqi parliament have
also sent aid."Many of the displaced, nonetheless, are still in desperate need of
food, medical care, and other aid. As the insecurity has spread, many
families who fled several weeks ago have been displaced again," Edwards
said.The UN in Iraq has asked the government to facilitate the opening of a
humanitarian corridor to reach displaced and stranded families in Anbar
province. In recent weeks, several bridges leading into the conflict
area and communities hosting displaced people have been destroyed,
making access difficult. Currently, it is impossible to reach the area
from Baghdad and relief agencies are using roads coming from northern
Iraq.Meanwhile, other areas of Iraq including Baghdad, Erbil, Kerbala,
Salah-al-Din and Ninewa have witnessed the arrival of thousands of
displaced people. People are reportedly without money for food and lack
suitable clothing for the rainy conditions. Children are not in school
and sanitary conditions, particularly for women, are inadequate."Establishing camps for the newly displaced is not our preferred
option and may prolong displacement. But, if the government of Iraq opts
to establish sites, UNHCR is ready to provide tents and core relief
items as well as provide support to camp management," Edwards said in
Geneva,In northern Iraq, at the request of the Erbil government, UNHCR has
refurbished the Baharka temporary site to host people arriving from
Anbar. Tents, electricity and sanitation facilities have been installed
and the facility is ready to accommodate up to 300 families should the
government decide to open the site. In Suleymaniya, some sections of
Arbat camp, originally built for Syrian refugees, have been made
available to accommodate internally displaced Iraqis. There are some 300
displaced families in Suleymaniya.

Planning is under way to field additional mobile teams to strengthen
capacity in Anbar and teams could also be dispatched to other provinces
hosting the displaced.

Iraqi Spring MC reports Nouri's forces carried out a campaign of arrests in Adhamiya (Baghdad neighborhood that has been protesting Nouri for over a year) focusing on the youth -- the protesters have been predominately young adults. NINA reports:

Army troops closed on Friday evening al- Adhamiya district and the roads
leading to it and prevented citizens from entering or leaving it after
the arrest of Sheikh Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz al-Ani, head of the Council of
Scholars of Iraq , and Abdul Sattar Abdul-Jabbar Imam and preacher of
al-Imam al-Aadham Mosque .

Eyewitnesses in al- Adhamiya district
said in a telephone contact with / NINA / that the security forces
deployed their military vehicles in different districts in al-Adhamiya
especially near its entrances and main streets as a proactive step on
the invitations to hold a sit-in in front of Abu Hanifa mosque in
protest at the arrest of the two sheikhs .

The eyewitnesses
confirmed that the security forces have forced the owners of the shops
and restaurants to close their shops for fear of the evolution of the
situation.

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